by Brianna Crandall — June 12, 2015—WattStopper, a building controls provider and a Legrand Group company, introduced this week its Wireless Receptacle Controls (WRC) series. Extending occupancy-based lighting control to plug loads, the WRC line of products helps facilities managers and lighting control professionals meet new ASHRAE 90.1 and California Title 24 requirements to switch off selected receptacles. The solution also minimizes costs for retrofits and new construction as it utilizes wireless RF (radio-frequency) technology and works with existing line voltage wiring.
Ryan Smillie, product line manager at WattStopper, points out, “Managing plug loads is becoming an important focus area for energy reduction, and the addition of a wireless solution to WattStopper’s comprehensive plug load control offerings gives specifiers and installers more options to meet every project and budget goal.”
The Wireless Receptacle Controls (WRC) series facilitates Auto-On/Auto-Off occupancy-based control of plug loads and includes an RF Transmitter and intelligent RF Receptacles. The WRC line of products comes in two versions: for use with stand-alone occupancy sensors, or with WattStopper’s Digital Lighting Management (DLM) platform. The solution features:
- Robust 15A and 20A receptacles
- Simple Auto-On/Auto-Off receptacle control
- NEMA-approved labeling
- Convenient override and testing capability
- Works with all 24VDC WattStopper sensors and power packs
- DLM model works with DLM sensors
The company says the products are useful in a variety of applications including commercial offices, classrooms, conference rooms, copy rooms, and any other space that requires a simple-to-implement plug load control solution.
